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Grade 6 Sun
What causes a solar eclipse?
  1. Earth's shadow on the Moon
  2. the Sun's shadow on Earth
  3. Earth's shadow on the Sun
  4. the Moon's shadow on Earth
Grade 6 Stars
The constellation Orion is named after which figure from Greek mythology?
  1. the King
  2. the Lion
  3. the Hunter
  4. the Dragon
Grade 6 Stars
Which science includes the study of stars?
  1. meteorology
  2. geology
  3. hydrology
  4. astronomy
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
Earth rotates from                 when viewed from the North Pole.
  1. East to West
  2. North to South
  3. West to East
  4. South to North
Grade 6 Outer Planets
Which four letters represent Jovian planets on the solar system diagram shown?
Solar System
  1. A, B, C, D
  2. B, C, D, E
  3. E, F, G, H
  4. F, G, H, I
Grade 6 Planetary Motion

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Which phrase best completes the sentence?

Bianca used a pinhole camera to view the                .
  1. solar eclipse
  2. lunar eclipse
Grade 6 Stars
These are the largest and brightest stars.
  1. Supernovas
  2. Giants
  3. Supergiants
  4. Neutron stars
Grade 6 Stars
The Earth and our solar system are moving around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. Distant stars that make up constellations are also moving through space. Since the stars are so far away from Earth, we do not notice changes in star positions from night to night.

Which conclusion about constellations can be drawn from this passage?
  1. Constellation star patterns never change.
  2. Constellation star patterns change very slowly.
  3. Constellation star patterns changed in the past, but are no longer changing.
  4. Constellation star patterns did not change in the past, but will change in the future.
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
A                     is how long it takes a planet to rotate a complete turn.
  1. rotational phase
  2. rotational period
  3. longitudinal phase
  4. longitudinal period
Grade 6 Universe
Approximately how fast does light travel?
  1. 186,000 miles per second
  2. 80 miles an hour
  3. 3,000 feet per second
  4. 100 inches per second
Grade 6 Planetary Motion
The fact that Earth's axis is tilted 23.5 degrees is responsible for
  1. the change between day and night.
  2. the change of the seasons.
  3. solar eclipses.
  4. lunar eclipses.
Grade 6 Outer Planets
                  crosses inside of                   orbit for 20 year periods out of 248 years.
  1. Neptune; Uranus's
  2. Saturn; Mercury's
  3. Earth; Pluto's
  4. Pluto; Neptune's
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